Resumen
A sixth autochthonous case of visceral leishmaniasis is reported in Bolivia. It is also the fourth case detected in the Yungas Valley (Department of La Paz) confirming the long-term existence of the disease in this area where cases of canine leishmaniasis and natural infestation of the phlebotomine sandfly, Lutzomyia longipalpis, were previously reported.
Título traducido de la contribución | A new case of autochthonous visceral leishmaniasis in Bolivia |
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Idioma original | Francés |
Páginas (desde-hasta) | 275-278 |
Número de páginas | 4 |
Publicación | Annales de la Société belge de médecine tropicale |
Volumen | 71 |
N.º | 4 |
Estado | Publicada - dic. 1991 |
Publicado de forma externa | Sí |